Extraordinary Teacher Time Savers

A self paced student booklet that will introduce your writers to using mood in their horror genre writing. The booklet introduces the concept of mood and then takes students through activities culminating in an opportunity to write their own mood filled short story.

This student booklet is part of a series but stands alone as an activity booklet for your students as they continue to explore the use of mood in their writing. Specifically, how they capture the 5 senses and make best use of the reactions of their readers. Students are taken through activities and can then take an opportunity to try their own hand at using the senses in their own writing.

A flow chart set of posters which outline the writing process for your students. Comes with handy arrows to show how the process works. The PDFs can be printed in a range of sizes and are black and white for clarity and ease of printing.

This quick game and character sheet allows students who are exploring the Harry Potter (or similar) works of fiction to engage in magical duels with their classmates. There is an opportunity to create their own character, roll dice and cast spells to see who is the most able wizard or witch to take on the forces of evil. Each student chooses from a range of pre-prepared spells. This game fosters creativity, numeracy and literacy skills. It is a great way to spend a friday afternoon!

A low tech version of the word game taking the world by storm. This pack includes 3,4 and 5 letter versions of the game that you can print off for your students. Students take turns presenting a word challenge to another student and show which letters are wrong, correct or right but in the wrong spot. A quick game that will help your students improve their vocabulary and spelling while having fun.

This 13 page booklet guides students through a research task based on exploring our solar system. Students take on the role of alien explorers visiting the Sol system for the very first time. Their mission is to record data about all of the planets they find. There are also opportunities to explore the question of life in the solar system and what adaptations could be needed to survive on a chosen planet. There is a rubric attached for easy assessment too.

A poster that you can have up in your room to show your students the basic structure of any writing. Suitable for Secondary and Primary students.

A short booklet that allows students to research aspects of the Blitzkrieg warfare tactics used by the Nazis in World War 2. Activities are arranged via Bloom's Taxonomy and provide students with a choice about the level of attainment they'd like to reach when showing evidence of their learning.

A powerful poster to have in your staffroom or teacher lunch room that outlines the non-negotiable components of building a positive school culture. PDF can be printed from A1 to A4.

This is a game for two students or two teams of students to battle each other using dice rolls and simple addition and subtraction. Students have to add combinations of two dice and the number 6. The team with the higher combined number scores a hit and subtracts 2 from 20. The last tank standing is the winner. Ideal as an end of lesson activity or as a reward for early finishers.